Lead Service Line Replacement Global Market Report 2025

The lead service line replacement market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $5.97 billion in 2024 to $6.66 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increased public health awareness following elevated lead detections in community water testing, enforcement actions and consent decrees mandating replacements, availability of state revolving fund loans and grants for early projects, municipal bond funding for water line upgrades, and alignment with planned water main renewals and street reconstruction projects.

The lead service line replacement market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $10.19 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.2%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to enhancements in lead and copper regulations, compliance deadlines, provisions under the bipartisan infrastructure law, dedicated funding for lead service line replacement, state revolving fund allocations for disadvantaged communities, mandatory service line inventories and verification, and prohibitions on partial replacements in numerous jurisdictions. Key trends in the forecast period include GIS-based asset mapping and prioritization analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning for service line material risk prediction, innovations in vacuum excavation and daylighting equipment for safer potholing, developments in trenchless replacement techniques such as pipe pulling and pipe bursting, high-density polyethylene service tubing standards, and advancements in fusion joining methods.

The rise in demand for proactive lead removal is anticipated to drive the growth of the lead service line replacement market going forward. Proactive lead removal involves utilities systematically identifying and fully replacing lead service lines on a planned schedule before exceedances or failures occur, eliminating legacy sources of lead. The demand for proactive lead removal is increasing due to rising state funding allocations specifically dedicated to lead service line replacement. Lead service line replacement plays a key role in removing lead sources from drinking water systems by permanently eliminating the primary pathway of lead contamination before exposure. For example, in September 2025, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, a US-based independent agency, dedicated lead-service-line funding rose from $71 million in 2022 to $166 million in 2023, with $166 million planned annually through 2026, indicating sustained demand for proactive replacements. Therefore, the growing need for proactive lead removal is driving the lead service line replacement market.

Key companies operating in the lead service line replacement market are focusing on technological advancements such as geographic information system (GIS)-integrated, artificial intelligence-powered planning tools to prioritize, cluster, and track replacements at scale. GIS-integrated, artificial intelligence-powered planning tools combine geographic information systems with machine learning to generate lead and copper rule improvements-compliant prioritization, visualize risks and equity factors on maps, and synchronize work planning with asset-management systems. For instance, in January 2025, BlueConduit, a US-based water analytics company, launched LSL Replacements, an Esri-integrated software tool that enables data-driven prioritization, clustering by streets or blocks, and dashboard tracking for lead service line replacement programs. The tool optimizes which neighborhoods to replace first using configurable, weighted criteria such as the presence of children and the Environmental Justice Index, then plans and tracks replacements directly in Esri with seamless data sharing to asset-management systems for execution and reporting. By targeting high-density hotspots and streamlining program workflows from prioritization through progress dashboards, it reduces cost per home and enhances overall delivery efficiency.

In January 2023, Brookfield Infrastructure, a Canada-based infrastructure investment company, acquired HomeServe plc for $5.46 billion. Through this acquisition, Brookfield Infrastructure aimed to expand its residential infrastructure services footprint by leveraging HomeServe’s utility partnerships and nationwide contractor network to deliver customer-side lead service line replacements and related private-side water and sewer line works at scale, strengthening municipal program delivery and compliance timelines. HomeServe plc is a UK-based home repair and emergency services company providing lead service line replacements.

Major players in the lead service line replacement market are Veolia Environnement S.A., Quanta Services Inc., AECOM, WSP Global Inc., Burns & McDonnell, Xylem Inc., Core & Main Inc., Stantec Inc., Tetra Tech Inc., Arcadis NV, Black & Veatch Holding Company, American Water Works Company Inc., Michels Corporation, Mott MacDonald Group Limited, HDR Inc., United Utilities Group PLC, Aqua America Inc. (Essential Utilities Inc.), Garney Construction, CDM Smith Inc., and Freese and Nichols Inc.

North America was the largest region in the lead service line replacement market in 2024. The regions covered in lead service line replacement report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

The rapid escalation of U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly impacting the utilities sector, particularly in power generation, grid infrastructure, and renewable energy projects. Higher duties on imported equipment such as turbines, transformers, solar panels, and battery storage systems have increased capital and operational costs for utility providers, forcing them to reconsider project timelines or pass on expenses to consumers through higher energy rates. The water and waste management segments are also affected, with tariffs driving up the cost of essential machinery, piping, and treatment technologies. Additionally, retaliatory tariffs have disrupted global supply chains for critical raw materials like rare earth metals used in clean energy technologies, further complicating the transition to sustainable energy sources. The sector must now prioritize domestic sourcing, digitalization, and efficiency-driven innovations to manage escalating costs while ensuring energy security and regulatory compliance.

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Lead service line replacement refers to the structured process of identifying, removing, and substituting water service lines made partially or entirely of lead with safer materials to eliminate potential lead contamination in drinking water. This process ensures regulatory compliance and protects public health, and is primarily implemented as part of water infrastructure improvement initiatives to reduce lead exposure risks and maintain water quality standards.

The primary product types in lead service line replacement are full lead service line replacement and partial lead service line replacement. Full lead service line replacement involves completely removing and replacing both the public and private portions of a lead service line with non-lead materials to fully eliminate lead exposure. The service types include replacement, repair, and maintenance, using pipe materials such as copper, plastic, ductile iron, and others, and serving end-users including residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial sectors.

The countries covered in the lead service line replacement market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The lead service line replacement market includes revenues earned by providing services such as program management, service line inventory and verification, engineering design, customer outreach and consent management, lead sampling and post-replacement flushing, permitting and regulatory compliance reporting, and asset-management data services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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